Ch. 56                                     2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

finding of the Court or jury upon said issues or any of them that such receiver should
not have been appointed, then he shall be discharged, and pending the decision upon
such issue, said receiver shall remain in possession of the property of such individual,
association or body corporate, but shall not dispose of the same until the
determination of such issues, unless the Court, under special circumstances, shall see
proper to direct him so to do, in which case the proceeds thereof shall remain in his
hands, in lieu of said property, to abide the result of said issues.]

[66-3.

A.    Bond required. The receiver shall give bond in such penalty as the Court
shall direct, with a surety to be approved by said Court or the Clerk thereof,
and shall be held liable for every default, negligence or malfeasance in office
of which he may be guilty.

B.    Powers and duties; payment of claims. He shall take charge of the personal
estate, goods, chattels, property and effects of every description whatever,
other than real estate, of such individual, association or corporation and
collect and make available the evidences of debt and sell and dispose of,
upon such terms as the Court shall direct, the goods and chattels and pay
off and discharge the debts owing from such individual, association or
corporation to the persons in their employ and the furnishers of raw
material or to each a pro rata proportion of his claims. There shall be no
priority or preference allowed in the payments of such claims, and no
attachment, execution, mortgage, bond, deed, bill of sale or deed of trust or
other lien, except mechanics' liens, shall bind or operate as a lien upon said
property or debts to the prejudice or disadvantage of the employees or
furnishers of raw material as aforesaid, but said claims, all and severally,
shall be first fully paid and discharged, or as far as the same can be done,
before any attachment, execution, mortgage, bond, deed, bill of sale, deed of
trust or other lein, except as hereinbefore specified, shall bind, hold, operate
or take effect.]

[66-4.

Any sheriff or other officer who shall have an execution or attachment against
the property of any such individual, association or corporation shall exempt from
execution a sufficient amount of property to pay any indebtedness of such individual,
association or corporation to employees and furnishers of raw material, and it shall be
his duty diligently to inquire whether said individual, association or corporation be
indebted as aforesaid. If the employees or furnishers of raw material shall in any way
suffer, be prejudiced or injured by refusal to comply with or negligence in executing
the requirements hereof, such officer, together with his sureties, shall be held liable
for whatever injury or damage shall be done in the premises.]

[66-5.

A. Ten-hour workday established; overtime. The period of employment of
workingmen employed in and about the mines of Allegany and Garrett
Counties shall be ten (10) hours per day, said hours to be computed from the
time of beginning said day's labor, provided that the time of beginning said

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